Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1887-07-20
A VALUABLE FARM
Improvements, Live Stock, Methods OF
Cultivation etc.

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The TRIBUNE takes pleasure III
| calling attention to the valuable and
| well conducted farm in the town OF
Scott owned by Maj. Geo. A. Camp
of Minneapolis and managed by his
brother, Milo Camp. No work was
commenced on the farm until two
years ago, but such rapid progress
has been made that the place is al
ready we'll developed. There are sub
stantial and conveniently arranged
buildings, excellent crops, fine stock
etc, There are about three sections
of land in the farm. Of this $50 acres
are in crop this year and beside the
pasture and meadow lands there are
other fields which will be broken ana
cultivated rs soon as the work eau be
accomplished. ......-..
The house is large and is remark
ably we'll adapted to the needs of the
farm. There is n stock barn, 3OXl5O;
hay barn, 19x130 with left. posts;
a shed for young stock Is TT. wide ana
800 #. long and some ofthe best fences
we have seen anywhere in the county
There is an ice house. a hog house
machine sheds and a large granary.
Mai. Camp is a practical matter-of-
fact man and has shown excellent
judgment in all his improvements
and these buildings are arranged lor
use. Everything is "handy' and
stock can be cared for with the least
possible work.
The crops look well-much better
than the average. There are 22O
acres of wheat, 100 acres of oats and
$50 in barley, corn, beets, carrots,
rutabagas, potatoes. etc. There are
forty acres of corn and the entire
field is as free from weeds as awell kept
garden. Until some one else shows
himself entitled to the palm III this
respect, the Tribune will give Mag.
Camp credit for having the largest,
cleanest and most promising field OF
corn in the county.
There are fine draft horses and
mares, with Norman-Belglan
stallion at the head Of the stud, about
so head of choice cattle and II drove
of Poland China hogs etc upon the
place now and in the future 1t Will be
made more of Il stock farm than 1t Is
at present. Only the lest kinds OF
stock are kept. The cattle are Short
Horns or Polled Angus and are all
full bloods or high grades. -Four head
of registered Polled Angus cattle will
be added to the herd this week. The
pastures are being fenced, as fencing
for the kinds of cattle kept is more
profitable than herding. About five
miles of fence has already been made
and fully two miles more is to be put
up this season. Again, fences are
more watchful than an average boy
and when we'll built are sure to pre-
vent cattle from annoying the neigh
bors-a consider ration to which more
of the people of the county should
give attention.
This farm has numerous distinctive
features, more than our space Will
permit us to describe, and 1t is worth
the time of any one interested IN
farming a..d S took raising to call and
look things over. The buildings and
fences are in perfect condition, the
crops are promising the stock fat and
sleek and everything in apple pie
order. Mai. Camp takes evident en-
ioyment in the progress Of the work
during his visits TO the farm and he is
to be congratulated upon the success
of his venture.
COMMENTS.
There is IA full-bIooded Collie dog, an
excellent thing upon amy stock farm.
Dynamite is successfully used for
the breaking of large stone. which it
is desired to get out of the way.
A double-barrelIed shot gun makes
it interesting for the blackbirds.
Evidently there is greater danger OF
the blackbirds taking the corn and
"sich" than there IS OF destroying
natures equilibrium between birds
and insects. The Major remarked
incidently, with slight twinkle IN
his weather eye, that there is liable
to be some lively early-morning
cannon aiding" for blackbirds about
his Minnetonka home hereafter. 1t
is not intended, of course, to disturb
any of the slumbering dudes at the
swell hotels.
Maj. Camp is quite hand at ex-
peri1nenting and peighbofing farm
ers can, without cost, but yet with
profit, watch the results of his expert
ments. He is trying shallow break
ing, deep breaking, sub-soiling and
all the various kinds of cultivation.
He is also experimenting with AL
falfa, Alsike clover, Kentucky Blue
Grass and other kinds of grasses. In
a short time he will be able to tell a
certainty the kinds of grass best adj
apted to this country.
We have job lot of all silk otto
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